World’s largest nuclear plant leaks radioactive water
July 16th, 2007 at 2:59 am . by nukeTokyo Electric Power Co.’s Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant — the world’s largest — leaked water containing radioactive materials from a reactor after a strong quake struck northwest Japan on Monday, a company spokesman said.
No further details on damage to people or the environment were immediately available.
Source: news.yahoo.com via nukegingrich
Cable news is reporting that the leak is below allowable safety standards at present time.
Developing…
UPDATE: from the Beeb
A strong earthquake in central Japan has damaged a large nuclear power plant causing a leak of radioactive material, officials at the plant have said.
A small amount of water containing radioactive substances leaked into the sea, officials said, and a fire broke out at the plant in Kashiwazaki. …
Several hours later a second earthquake of magnitude 6.6 struck in the sea off Kyoto in western Japan.
Tokyo Electric Power Company said the small amount of radioactive material that leaked into the sea posed no environmental risk.
Reactors at the plant automatically shut during the magnitude 6.8 quake.
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